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Post on Cricinfo’s The Cordon: “What’s with killjoy security guards?”

In our experience, swathes of the people charged with protecting public safety at international cricket matches are bereft of common-sense and lack even a vague appreciation for the events unfolding on the paddock in front of them. How often have you witnessed a hiatus in play as a security guard wanders lackadaisically past the sightscreen? All too often they have heavy hands, lack charisma and thrive on the enforcement of rules that are pedantic, preposterous and unworkable.